Man arrested for allegedly killing mother in The Woodlands

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12:42 pm CDT, Thursday, June 20, 2013

Residents embrace on Dell Forest Court in The Woodlands' Village of Panther Creek near the scene of fatal shooting Thursday evening in the Circlewood Glen subdivision. A 37-year-old man allegedly shot and killed his mother at the residence. less

Residents embrace on Dell Forest Court in The Woodlands' Village of Panther Creek near the scene of fatal shooting Thursday evening in the Circlewood Glen subdivision. A 37-year-old man allegedly shot and ... more

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Residents embrace on Dell Forest Court in The Woodlands' Village of Panther Creek near the scene of fatal shooting Thursday evening in the Circlewood Glen subdivision. A 37-year-old man allegedly shot and killed his mother at the residence. less

Residents embrace on Dell Forest Court in The Woodlands' Village of Panther Creek near the scene of fatal shooting Thursday evening in the Circlewood Glen subdivision. A 37-year-old man allegedly shot and ... more

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Man arrested for allegedly killing mother in The Woodlands

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Montgomery County Sheriff’s officers arrested a 37-year-old Woodlands man after a SWAT standoff Thursday afternoon in the Village of Panther Creek for allegedly killing his mother.

The Sheriff’s Office received a call about a disturbance at the residence at 17 Dell Forest Court around 2:40 p.m. The Sheriff’s Office also received a call about the same time from a nearby business reporting that a woman had walked in off the street reporting she had been assaulted and that she had witnessed her boyfriend kill his mother. Deputies determined the reported assault allegedly occurred at the Dell Forest address.

Deputies found Anne Christine McGuirt, 58, dead in a downstairs room from what they believe to be a gunshot wound to the head. Deputies also believed at the time that the suspect, Stuart J. McGuirt, 37. was inside the home with a handgun.

Crisis Negotiators established contact with the suspect; and shortly after 5 p.m., McGuirt surrendered to SWAT deputies.

The suspect has been arrested and charged with murder. The assault victim was taken to a local hospital in good condition.

Norris said a bomb robot was used, but only for precautionary reasons.

Stuart McGuirt has a lengthy criminal history of misdemeanor charges dating back to 2003, according to Public Data. He has arrests for marijuana possession in 2003, 2006, 2008 and 2009; unlawful carrying of a weapon in 2004; state jail felony unauthorized use of a motor vehicle in 2004; evading arrest in 2007; and disorderly conduct for discharging or displaying a firearm in 2007.